Terry Prone: It's not even the beginning of the end of the Ryan Tubridy affair

There are still two things to tie up in this controversy. Will more witnesses from RTÉ be compelled to appear before another Oireachtas committee and what is Ryan Tubridy’s future with the broadcaster?

Ryan Tubridy has welcomed the latest Grant Thornton report, stating his belief that “any fair assessment” of the findings will help him re-establish trust with listeners and colleagues. Picture: Colin Keegan

Good stories have a beginning, a middle and an end. The RTÉ payments story had a beginning and a middle. Anybody who thought the latest Grant Thornton report would provide the end will have been disappointed. We’re still stuck in the middle.

Good stories also have a villain, a moustache-twirler who can be keel-hauled when judgement is made. It helps if the story also has a hero who is accused of belonging in the moustache-twirler department but is exonerated and carried shoulder high back to the palace.